“That was awesome!” – Skydiver gets himself into a sticky situation when the winds pick up. Realises his only option is to land in a freezing river. Luckily the current was calm!
When you find yourself downwind of the drop zone and coming up short, you’re best bet is to find an out much earlier at a higher altitude, and commit to an off drop zone landing instead of trying to make it. If that means landing on the other side of the river and a long walk back, I’d say that’s much better than landing in the river.
